Joakim Soria‘s sore elbow has the pitcher worried:

“Oh, yeah, I’m worried,” he admitted. “Since I’ve had my Tommy John surgery (in 2003), I’ve never had anything like that. I don’t feel it’s that bad because before the Tommy John surgery, all of my strength went away. This time, it hasn’t.

“So I don’t feel like it’s that.”

If the injury turns out to be serious, the article suggests that Greg Holland or Jonathan Broxton might take over the closer role. However, the Royals gave a cup of coffee to Kelvin Herrera last season, and the 22-year-old owns a high K, low BB rate in the minors and might do well in the role.

Hat tip, BBTF.